Master Scheduler

OVERVIEW

Lead and coordinator all planning activities related to the master production plan.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain Master Schedules for the production of finished goods to achieve sales, inventory, and service level goals established.
• Revise schedules daily to optimize plant efficiencies and maintain a high level of delivery performance.
• Maintain long-range master schedules that serve as a foundation for site business plans and operational budgets.
• Develop, revise and update capacity plans, identify bottlenecks and recommend actions for recovery.
• Create production plans that optimize plant capacity and drive the material requirements planning system.
• Plan and develop a realistic Master Schedule which conforms to internal and contract customer requirements while maintaining 
• Supply work order documentation for Manufacturing and Shipping departments.
• Monitor material availability, track progress of production, and review factors which may affect schedules.
• Monitor and action MRP prompts for work orders planning.
• Negotiate alternative manufacturing and delivery dates, as necessary, based on current capacity with Plant Management, Sales, and Marketing.
• Monitor backlog and rolling production plan for accuracy and ensure updates are made daily resulting in MRP system integrity.
• Maintain open communications with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Shipping regarding schedule changes so that proper component inventory requirements can be achieved.
• Plans all work orders and Purchase orders to meet internal requirements.
• Coordinate implementation dates for engineering changes with Operational team.
• Bill of Material and Labor Routing validation as needed.
• Participate in new product launches and other projects related to production and supply chain.
• Develop and maintain cross-functional relationships with various internal and external customers, across multiple facilities.
• Provide inputs into the overall site budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Validate purchase order accuracy and ensure it's aligned properly with business needs.
• Analysis of data and ability to communicate potential risks and resolutions effectively with business leadership and key stakeholders.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Five to seven years experience in production planning · APICS certification desired
• MFG/OPS experience desired
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Logistics or other related field
• Minimum five years of experience in planning role in a manufacturing industry
• Common sense and defined procedures to complete tasks in straight forward situations with supervision
• Uses judgment based on practice and precedence with supervision
• Selects appropriate alternative sources of information and utilizes them to evaluate situations, with supervision
• Analytical thought needed to resolve issues in a variety of complex situations, without supervision
• Requires use on conceptual and innovative thinking
• Requires advanced conceptual thinking in complex and/or completely new situations
• Directly impacts the quality of services provided by self or others
• Impacts quality, timeliness of results, planning and revenues or budget
• Routinely impacts quality, timeliness of results, planning and revenues or budget
• Responsibility directly impacts the professional/technical direction and strategy of business unit.
• Defines professional/technical direction and strategy
• Developed communication skills to exchange complex information, influence and shape the image of the business unit
• Ability to communicate sensitive information concisely and effectively with key stakeholders and leadership.
• Negotiate within a project or team, at higher levels and occasionally with external relationships